Indigenous American Submitted Names

These names are or were used by the various indigenous peoples who inhabit North and South America.
gender
usage
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Khunu Ajayu f Aymara
From the Aymara khunu meaning "snowfall" and ajayu meaning "spirit".
Khunu Illa f Aymara
From the Aymara khunu meaning "snowfall" and illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
Khusa Uma f Aymara
Means "beautiful water" in Aymara.
Khuyaña f Aymara
Means "charity" in Aymara.
Khuyaq f Quechua
Means "support" in Quechua.
Kiattuluk f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kiátuluk.
Kiátuluk f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Gertrud.
Kiawentiio f Mohawk
Apparently means "nice morning" in Mohawk.... [more]
Kichka m & f Quechua
Means "thorn" of Quechua.
Kigech f Indigenous American
Kigech comes from the Hoopa tribe in California. It means “Little Strawberry”
Kigutârnaĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "bilberry, whortleberry or European blueberry".
Kii m Navajo
From Navajo ashkii "boy". A common childhood nickname for boys, as well as a common dog name.
Kiimi f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kîme.
Kiissi f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kise.
Kiista f Greenlandic (Rare)
Greenlandic form of Kirsten.
Kiiti m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kîte.
Kiitiorni m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kîtiorne.
Kiitiuut m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kîtiût.
Kiiu m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kîo.
Kiiwedinaashik m & f Ojibwe
I know Kiiwedin, or Giiwedin means North, or North wind, but I do not know the meaning of aashik.
Kíkeriaĸ m Greenlandic
Unknown meaning.
Kikisoblu f Duwamish, Salishan
A Duwamish female name.... [more]
Kikkeriaq m Greenlandic
Younger form of Kíkeriaĸ.
Kikkik m Greenlandic
Directly from kikkik “the ugly one”, an endearing term used by parents who mean just the opposite, "the sweet one".
K'ila f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning 'she, who is asking the spirits'.
Kilaala f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kilâla.
Kilâla f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Clara.
Kilausi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kilause.
Killari f Quechua
Means "moonlight" in Quechua from the word killa meaning "moon".
Killasisa f Quechua
Means "moon flower" in Quechua, from killa "moon" (also means "month") and sisa "flower".
Killasumaq f Quechua
Means "beautiful moon" in Quechua, from killa "moon" (also means "month") and sumaq "beautiful".
Killay f Quechua
Means "my moon" in Quechua from the word killa meaning "moon".
Kîme f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Kimi.
Kimimila f Sioux
From Lakota kimímila "butterfly".
Kimmernaq f Greenlandic
Means "lingonberry" in Greenlandic.
Kimoshi f & m Asháninka
From the Ashaninka kimoshiri meaning "joyful, happy".
Kinheja m Creek
Meaning unknown.
K'inoκ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning 'a mush of snow in the sea', 'ice sludge'.
Kintuillang m Mapuche
Means "look for semiprecious stones or beads" in Mapuche.
Kinu m Aymara
“A man awake, lively, who is aware of everything that happens“... [more]
Kîo m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
K'iperoĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "furrow", "channel" (in wood, bone, metal etc.)
Kise f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Kis.
Kisikawasan m Cree
Means "flash in the sky" in Cree.
Kissimi m & f Inuit
Used by Erin Hunter in the Seekers series of novels. It means "alone".
Kîstîna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Kirstina.
Kitchi m Algonquin
Means "brave" in Algonquin.
K'itdlaĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "string (round haft of sealing dart)", "pattern/threads (of woven material)".
K'itdlarssuaĸ m Greenlandic
Combination of K'itdlaĸ and suffix -rsuaq meaning "big, great".
Kîte m Greenlandic
Short form of Kîtiorne.
K'iteĸ f & m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
K'iteraĸ m Greenlandic
Means "spinal cord, marrow" in Greenlandic.
Kîtiorne m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Gideon.
K'itornaĸ f Greenlandic
Means "child" in Greenlandic.
K'itura f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Qitura (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography which was used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced)... [more]
Kiugak m Inuit
Name of Canadian Inuk artist Kiugak Ashoona
K'ivingalâĸ f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
K'ivioĸ m & f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning 'down on a birds skin' or 'wooly hair or fleece on an animals skin' or 'fluff or down from plants'.
Kiwisünce m Cree
Means "little child" in Cree.
Klemense m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Clemens.
Klemensi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Klemense.
Ko'êju f Guarani
Means "dawn, first light" in Guarani.
Ko'êtî f Guarani
Means "beginning of dawn, dawnbreak" in Guarani.
Kohana m Sioux
Means "swift; speedy; rapid" in Sioux.
Kohkahycumest m Cheyenne
Means "white raven" or "white antilope" in Cheyenne.
Kȯhóméhá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Coyote Woman" in Cheyenne.
K'ôĸa m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Kolichiyaw m Hopi
Means "skunk" in Hopi.
Kona f Greenlandic (Archaic)
Derived from Old Norse kona meaning "woman" or "wife", a loanword from the Norse period (985-1470) which was later used in the pidgin between European whalers and Greenlanders. The name Kona was common in Southern Greenland and later spread to Western and Northern Greenland.
Konwakeri f Mohawk
Name of the wife of historic Mohawk Chief Two-Axe.
Konwatsi'tsiaienni f Mohawk
Means "someone lends her a flower" in Mohawk.
Koorna m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Gunnar.
Kootálá m Hopi
A Hopi name coming from a word loosely translated to mean, "the light from an ember" or "glow."
Koo-wi-s-gu-wi m Cherokee
Means "little white bird" in Cherokee.
Kó:r m Mohawk
Mohawk form of Paul.
Korin m & f Shipibo-Conibo
From the Shipibo kori meaning "gold" and the genitive suffix -n.
K'ôrĸa f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Qooqqa (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced).
Kôrna m Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Koorna using the old Kleinschmidt orthography.
Korngkoortia f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Concordia (via Danish Konkordie).
Korngkôrtia f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Korngkoortia.
Koros f Shipibo-Conibo
Shipibo borrowing of the Spanish cruz meaning "cross".
K'orsuk m Greenlandic
Means "yellowish, green" in Greenlandic.
Koshi m Shipibo-Conibo
Means "strong" in Shipibo.
Kosumi m Miwok
Derived from Miwok kosumu "salmon" and/or kose "to throw at", with the implied meaning "fishes for salmon with a spear".
Kotori m Hopi
Means "screeching owl" in Hopi.
Koyah m Haida (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Haida xhuuyaa "raven". Koyah (fl. 1787–1795) was the chief of Ninstints or Skungwai, the main village of the Kunghit-Haida during the era of the Maritime Fur Trade in Haida Gwaii off the North Coast of British Columbia, Canada.
Koyengquahtah m Seneca
Means "young king" in Seneca.
Kristîna f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling (in accordance with the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used until 1973) of Kristiina, the Greenlandic form of Christina.
Kristorfi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kristorfe.
Krîta f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Greta.
Ksiksínopa m Siksika
Derived from Siksika ksikk meaning "white" and possibly o(n)nopa, a theoretical root word for "quiver" or "arrows".
Ksísskstakiaakii f Siksika
Means "beaver woman" in Siksika.
K'uâ f Greenlandic
Possibly came from the Greenlandic word quaq meaning 'frozen meat'.
Kuarahy m Guarani
Means "sun" in Guarani.
Kuarahyresê m Guarani
Means "setting sun, rising sun" in Guarani.
K'uaraĸ m Greenlandic
Means "bunch of flowers or seeds" in Greenlandic.
Kuckunniwi m Cheyenne
Means "little wolf" in Cheyenne.
K'ugdlugiaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "earthworm" in Greenlandic.
K'ugtoraĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
K'ûik f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "the narrow bone in the hind flipper of a seal".
Kuilix f Indigenous American, Salishan
Means "red one" or "red shirt". Name borne by a Kalispel woman (fl. 1832) who led a band of warriors.
Kûitse m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
K'ujage m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "favoured one", "favourite", "prized", "darling".
K’ujâĸ m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
K'ujana m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "favourite", "prized".... [more]
K'ujanapaluk m Greenlandic
Means "little gratifying one" in Greenlandic.
K'ujâraĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of K’ujâĸ and -raq "young animal".
Kûka f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Kúkilaut f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Kukkilaat f Greenlandic
Younger form of Kúkilaut.
Kukulí f Quechua
Means "white-winged dove" in Quechua. This was the name of the title character in the Quechua-language Peruvian film 'Kukuli' (1961).
Kukuyu f Quechua
Means "firefly" in Quechua.
Kûlik f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
K'ulitsaĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "a man's skin overcoat of caribou skin with the hairs inward".
Kulo f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
K'uloĸutsuk m Greenlandic, Inuit Mythology
Archaic spelling of Quloqutsuk (according to the old Kleinschmidt orthography which was used to write Greenlandic until 1973, when orthographic reforms were introduced).
Kulooq m & f Greenlandic
Diminutive of Taannakulooq.
Kulu f Greenlandic
Younger form of Kulo.
Kuluk m Greenlandic
Variant of Kunuk.
Kûlumât m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Gudmand.
K'ulutaĸ m Greenlandic
Means "snow bunting" in Greenlandic.
K'ulutapaluk m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of K'ulutaĸ and suffix -paluk "dear little".
Kumaglak m Inuit, Popular Culture
The name of the tribal chief in the 2001 Canadian film 'Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner', the first feature film ever to be written, directed and acted entirely in Inuktitut. Set in the ancient past, the film retells an Inuit legend passed down through centuries of oral tradition.
K'umangâpik m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
K’umara f & m Aymara
Means "healthy" in Aymara.
Kunagadoga m Cherokee
Means "standing turkey" in Cherokee.
Kúnare m Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Kunnari (in accordance with the old Kleinschmidt orthography, used until 1973).
K'unerna f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "one whom one finds sweet/attractive" (see also K'unâĸ).
Kúngo f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Kunngu, a Greenlandic variant or short form of Konkordia.
K'unguleĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "Greenland scurvy-grass".
K'unîk f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "ugly, untidy, fat one" (originally a nickname).
K'unínge m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "ugly, untidy, fat one" (originally a nickname).
Kunnari m Finnish, Greenlandic
Finnish and Greenlandic form of Gunnar.
Kunngu f Greenlandic
Greenlandic variant or short form of Konkordia. Also compare Korngkoortia and Kongkortia.
Kûno f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Gudny.
Kunokeski m Cherokee
Means "young tassel" in Cherokee.
Kûnstânse f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Constance.
Kunuk m Greenlandic
Possibly a short form of inequnaq ("sweet one").
Kunût m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Knútr.
Kunuut m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Knut. This was the Greenlandic name of Knud Rasmussen (1879-1933), a Danish polar explorer and anthropologist of partial Inuit descent.
K'upaluna f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name deriving from qupaluk, another word for qupaloraarsuk meaning "snow bunting".
Küpeyakwüskonam m Indigenous American, Cree
Means "one arrow" in Cree.
Kurmi f & m Aymara
Means "rainbow" in Aymara.
Kurmi Ajayu f Aymara
From the Aymara kurmi meaning "rainbow" and ajayu meaning "spirit".
Kurmi Pilpintu f Aymara
From the Aymara kurmi meaning "rainbow" and pilpintu meaning "butterfly".
Kurmi Sami f Aymara
From the Aymara kurmi meaning "rainbow" and sami meaning "colour" or "fortune, good luck".
Kurmi Thaya f Aymara
From the Aymara kurmi meaning "rainbow" and thaya meaning "cold".
Kurmi Uma f Aymara
From the Aymara kurmi meaning "rainbow" and uma meaning "water".
Kuruk m Pawnee
Means "bear" in Pawnee.
Kusi f & m Aymara
Means "fortune, happiness, joy" in Aymara.
Kusi Aruma f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and aruma meaning "night".
Kusi Chimpu f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and chimpu meaning "sign, symbol, mark".
Kusi Chuyma f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and chuyma meaning "lung" in Aymara, conceptually seen as the 'heart' of a person or seat of sentiment and emotion in Aymara culture.
Kusi Kurmi f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and kurmi meaning "rainbow".
Kusiñawi f Quechua
Means "cheerful eyes" in Quechua.
Kusi Nayra f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and nayra meaning "eyes".
Kusi-quyllur f Quechua, Theatre
Means "joyful star" in Quechua, from Quechua kusi "joyful, happy" and quyllur "star". Kusi Quyllur is the name of the princess in the Quechua-language play 'Ollantay' (the oldest known manuscript of which dates to the 18th century).
Kusirimay f Quechua
Means "of cheerful talk" in Quechua.
Kusi Wayra f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and wayra meaning "wind".
Kusi Wiñaya f Aymara
From the Aymara kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and wiñaya meaning "eternal".
K'usoraĸ m Greenlandic
Means "elegant, foppish" in Greenlandic.
Kûstât m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Gustaf.
K'utuk f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning 'collarbone'.
Kuuitsi m Greenlandic
Younger form of Kûitse.
Kuuka f Greenlandic
Younger form of Kûka.
Kuulik f Greenlandic
Younger form of Kûlik.
Kuulumaat m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kûlumât.
Kuuna f Greenlandic
Reformed spelling of Kona, a Greenlandic name meaning "woman, wife" in Old Norse.
Kuunstaansi f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kûnstânse.
Kuunu f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kûno.
Kuupik m Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.
Kuustaat m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kûstât.
Kuutak m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Kûtak.
Kuutiffaariit m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Gûtivfarît.
K’uychi f Quechua
Means "rainbow" in Quechua.
Kuymi f Quechua
Means "amaranth flower" in Quechua.
Kuypa Nayra f Aymara
Means "chestnut-colour eyes" in Aymara.
Kuzco m Popular Culture, Quechua
Emperor Kuzco is the main protagonist of the Disney animated film and television series "The Emperor's New Groove". His name was inspired by the ancient Incan city of Cuzco in modern Peru. The name of the city is derived from the Quechua name for it, Qusqu, with its origin in the Aymara language... [more]
Kwahu m Hopi
Means "eagle" in Hopi.
Kwatoko m Hopi
Means "bird with a large beak" in Hopi.
Kyryi f Guarani
Means "tender, soft" in Guarani.
Laapanni m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lâpáne.
Laasa m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lâsa.
Laatsiaq f Greenlandic
A Greenlandic form of Rahab, formed using the Greenlandic suffix -tsiaq meaning "beautiful, precious, fair-sized".
Laavara f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lâvara.
La-choy Ko-kun-noste m Apache
Means "red sleeve" in Apache.
Lansa m Hopi
Means "spear" in Hopi.
Lapaka m Aymara
Means "November" in Aymara.
Lâpáne m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Laban.
Lapu m Hopi
Means "cedar bark" in Hopi.
Laqampu m Aymara
Means "sky" in Aymara.
Larama m Aymara
Means "blue" in Aymara.
Larama Uma f Aymara
Means "blue water" in Aymara.
Laria f Chatino
Chatino form of Hilaria.
Lârto m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lars.
Lâsa m Greenlandic
Short form of Lâsaruse.
Lasaru m Quechua
Quechua form of Lazarus.
Lâsaruse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lazarus.
Lasta m & f Quechua
Means "snow" in Quechua.
Lãtsiaĸ f Greenlandic
Archaic spelling of Laatsiaq.
Lautaro m Mapuche (Hispanicized), Spanish (Latin American)
Hispanicized form of the Mapudungun given name Lef-Traru, which means "swift hawk", derived from lef meaning "swift" combined with traru meaning "hawk".... [more]
Lâvara f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Laura.
Lâvaríse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lavrits.
Lawra m Aymara
Means "flames" in Aymara.
Layqa m & f Aymara
Means "sorcerer, sorceress" in Aymara.
Layu f Aymara
Means "clover" in Aymara.
Lempira m Indigenous American
Meaning unknown.
Len m Hopi
Means "flute" in Hopi.
Lenmana f Hopi
Means "flute girl" in Hopi. From the Hopi lena 'flute' and mána 'girl, maiden'.
Les-high-hite m Yakama
Brother of Yakima chieftan, Qualchan.
Lewie-za-wau-na-skie m Cherokee
A notable (perhaps the only?) bearer is Lewis Downing, who served as Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1867 to 1872.
Leyati m Miwok
Means "shell" in Miwok.
Lîa f Greenlandic
Greenlandic from of Lea.
Liikkiit f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Likît.
Liili f Estonian, Greenlandic
Estonian variant of Lili and Greenlandic younger form of Lîle.
Liilianni f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lîliáne.
Liiu m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lîu.
Liju Illa f Aymara
From the Aymara liju meaning "totally" and illa meaning "amulet" in Aymara, also referring to any object to attract good luck and an Aymara spirit of the products and goods, the family, cattle and money.
Likît f Greenlandic
Diminutive of Rikîna.
Lilakai f Navajo
Meaning uncertain, perhaps derived from Navajo łį́į́ʼ "horse" and łigaii "white". It was borne by Lilakai "Lily" Neil (1900-1961), the first woman to be elected to the Navajo Tribal Council (served 1946-1951).
Lîle f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lilli.
Lilen f Mapuche
From Mapuche meaning "Bush"
Lîliáne f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lilian.
Liluye f Miwok
Implies "singing chicken hawk that soars" in the Miwok language.
Lionicio m Mayan (Rare)
descending god
Lise m Miwok
Means "salmon head rising above water" in Miwok.
Lîu m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Leo.
Liuna f Inuit
Inuktitut form of Leona.
Liwanu m Miwok
Means "bear growl" in Miwok.
Liya f Quechua
Quechua form of Leah.
Liyun m Quechua
Quechua form of Leon.
Llacolén f Mapuche (Hispanicized)
Allegedly derived from a Mapuche word meaning "calm, peace". According to tradition, this was the name of a daughter of Galvarino, a Mapuche warrior who died in 1557 in the four-year Arauco War (Araucanian War) in Chile.
Llakolen f Mapuche
Feminine Mapuche name meaning "calm"
Llamayu f Aymara
Means "May" in Aymara.
Llamp’u f Aymara
Means "fine, good quality" in Aymara.
Llaphi f Aymara
Means "warm" in Aymara.
Llaslla f Quechua
Means "snowfall" in Quechua.
Llijtiri m Aymara
Means "splendor" in Aymara.
Lliphipiq f Quechua
Means "bright" in Quechua.
Llipya m & f Quechua
Means "lightning" in Quechua.
Lôĸe m Greenlandic
Diminutive of Lûtivik.
Lokni m Miwok
Means "rain falls through the roof" in Miwok.
Lo-kout m Yakama
Brother of Yakima chieftain, Qualchan.
Lomahongva m Hopi
Hopi name meaning "reed standing tall and healthy", from lomá "good, beautiful" combined with hóngva "just raised, just stood up" (from hóng "raised up, erected, caused to stand" and the suffix va).
Lomasi m & f Hopi
Means "well adorned" in Hopi. From the Hopi lomá 'well, good, beautiful' and náci 'self blossomed (as in, covered in blossoms/flowers), adorned, dressed', or mási 'gray', referring to a species of bluebird.
Looqi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lôĸe.
Looriit m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lôrît.
Lorense m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lorens.
Lorensi m Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Lorense.
Lôrît m Greenlandic
Diminutive of Lorense.
Lozen f Apache
Legendary warrior of the Apache.
Ludatxin m Aleut
Meaning "his own (or your) elder brothers".
Lûíse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Louis.
Lujma f Aymara
Means "lucuma fruit" in Aymara.
Lúka m Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Lukas.
Lúkarse m Greenlandic
Greenlandic variant of Lukas.
Lukkarsi m Greenlandic
Younger form of Lúkarse.
Luli f Aymara
Means "hummingbird" in Aymara.
Lupi m Aymara
Means "sun" in Aymara.
Luriri m Aymara
Means "author" in Aymara.
Lûsa f Greenlandic
Variant of Rûsa.
Lusa f Inuit, Literature
Used by Erin Hunter in the Seekers series of novels. It means, "Midnight".
Lushanya f Chickasaw
Possibly means "songbird" in Chickasaw, perhaps from the Chickasaw taloowa 'sing, chanter' and foshi 'bird'.... [more]